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Current Paw Paw Tunnel Access
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Andy from Pittsburgh on 6/21/2021 8:22:20 PM:
If anybody has ridden through recently, can you describe whether you were able to pass on the trail downstream of the tunnel, or did you have to use the bypass trail? We will be leaving for our ride to DC in a few days, and would like to determine if we definitely should just take the trail or try the tunnel hoping to pass through at the other end.

Thanks!
 
John W. from Pittsburgh,PA on 6/22/2021 3:04:23 AM:
Andy, I went right through last week. You wouldn’t even know anyone is working there except for a few signs. No equipment or anything…I was expecting a work site. It was a bit muddy right as I exited the tunnel but other than that nothing else. Ignore the detour and go right through.

John
 
IndyRider from Indianapolis on 6/22/2021 6:52:05 AM:
We rode through the tunnel on June 13, no problems. HOWEVER: we stayed with a very knowledgeable Paw Paw resident the night before, and he said that all indications are that actual closure is imminent. He said that the trailers for the construction workers to live in are receiving final preparations.
 
Andy from Pittsburgh on 6/22/2021 8:57:19 AM:
Thanks for your responses. Hopefully it is still open on Monday!
 
Andy from Pittsburgh on 6/29/2021 6:52:05 AM:
I rode through the tunnel yesterday, June 28. No signs of construction anywhere near the tunnel and someone tossed a sawhorse into the canal downstream from the tunnel. There do seem to be some bigger puddles in the towpath in the tunnel than in prior years, particularly towards the downstream end.
 
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